Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he supports removing marijuana from the federal government’s list of outlawed drugs. Too many Americans have seen their lives destroyed because they have criminal records as a result of marijuana use. That’s wrong. That has got to change,” Sanders said in a speech at George Mason University, citing a recent FBI […]
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Bernie Sanders Says That as President, He’d Support Legalizing Marijuana
Asked by CNN’s Juan Carlos Lopez whether he’d support Nevada’s 2016 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in that state, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders answered “I suspect I would vote yes” to applause from the crowd. Sanders’ answer is significant because it marks the first time a 2016 candidate has openly declared […]
